Total Crime Rate

157.9 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 157.9 9/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 63.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 31.6 9/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 21.1 9/10
  • Drugs 15.8 9/10
  • Other crime 10.5 9/10
  • Public order 10.5 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 5.3 5/10
  • Bicycle theft 0.0 1/10
  • Burglary 0.0 1/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Robbery 0.0 1/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Hornsey Crescent area has the 6th highest crime rate of 28 local areas in Hetton , and the 204th highest crime rate of 926 local areas in Sunderland .

Crime levels at this postcode are much higher than in the adjoining streets, suggesting that most neighbouring areas are relatively safer than this one.

The overall crime rate in the area around Hornsey Crescent (DH5 0HH) in the last 12 months was 157.9 per 1,000 residents and was 46.6% higher than the Hetton average (107.7 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 12 offences recorded. The least common crime was Vehicle crime with 1 case , unchanged from 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Drugs ( 200.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Violence and sexual offences ( -36.8% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 14 (≈ 73.7 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -36.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -8.8% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Hornsey Crescent (DH5 0HH), the main crime hotspot is near Lilywhite Terrace. Police recorded 27 crimes here, including 11 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Hornsey Crescent area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (21/21)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Fieldfare Close Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Public order Gelt Crescent Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Gelt Crescent Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour Gelt Crescent —
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Churchside Gardens Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Drugs Lawson Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lawson Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Caldew Court Under investigation
Sep 2025Vehicle crime Seymour Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Other crime Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Lilywhite Terrace Awaiting court outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Seymour Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Other theft Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Lilywhite Terrace Under investigation
Sep 2025Burglary Lilywhite Terrace Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Kestrel Close Under investigation
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Data Sources

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